Gaza protesters attack Hamas
For the first time since Hamas took power 18 years ago, Gazans are speaking out against Hamas at great personal risk, Fox News' Mike Tobin reports.
NEWNow you can listen to Fox News articles!
Dozens of people have been killed in Gaza during violent fighting on Sunday and just hours before the expected release of hostages in the war-torn region, according to local reports.
Clashes between local militias also occurred ahead of a televised speech in which Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called the imminent release of hostages “the beginning of a new path.”
The Israeli president had warned: “The campaign is not over. We still have major security challenges ahead.”
Locals said the gunshots had caused families to flee in panic.
REPORTER'S NOTEBOOK: ISRAELI FAMILIES TAKEN HOSTAGE PLEASE, PEACE falters and war continues in Gaza
Hamas attacked the Sabra neighborhood in Gaza, targeting the Doghmush clan for alleged Israeli cooperation, killing dozens of people amid tensions over the ceasefire. (Moiz Salhi/Anadolu via Getty Images)
“This time people were not fleeing Israeli attacks. They were fleeing their own people,” one witness told the BBC.
According to reports from Israeli outlet Ynet, violence erupted when Hamas militants attacked the Sabra neighborhood in Gaza City, home to a clan called Doghmush, also known as the Al Doghmush family militia.
The report said Hamas' Interior Ministry had accused a militia of attacking its forces, while members of the Doghmush clan said Hamas had taken advantage of the ceasefire to attack them for alleged cooperation with Israel.
“The children scream and die, they are burning our houses,” a clan relative told Ynet.
“We are trapped. I don't know how they came in with all kinds of weapons. Where were they when the Jews were here? They arrested all the young people, lined them up against the walls, pointed their guns at their heads. There is a massacre here,” another member said.
In total, Ynet reported that 52 members of the Doghmush clan were killed and 12 Hamas militants were killed.
AS TRUMP'S GAZA DEAL NEARS, FAMILY WARNS ISRAEL NOT TO RELEASE ANOTHER SINWAR
Terrorists in the central Gaza city of Deir al-Balah celebrate the ceasefire on January 19, 2025. (TPS-IL)
The Hamas television channel claimed that among the dead was blogger Salah al-Ja'farawi, who allegedly celebrated the October 7 attacks online. The terrorist-run station claimed the blogger was shot dead by “armed gangs operating outside the law” while covering the clashes.
The son of senior Hamas official Basem Naim was also killed, the Jerusalem Post reported.
A senior member of the clan told Ynet: “We still say: you should not shed Muslim blood by a Muslim.”
AFTER SETSET TO IRAN'S NUCLEAR PROGRAM, TRUMP IS EXPECTED TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF MILITARY SUPPORT IN MEETING WITH NETANYAHU
At least 64 people were reportedly killed in the fighting in Gaza. (Hassan Jedi/Anadolu via Getty Images)
Hamas' Ministry of the Interior and National Security later announced a “clemency framework” that would allow militants and criminals not involved in the bloodshed to surrender next Sunday, warning that those who do not comply will be “severely punished.”
Amid the bloodshed, three anti-Hamas militias publicly declared their support for President Trump's peace proposal, rejecting Hamas' authority in the Gaza Strip.
Israel said Hamas is expected to release 20 live Red Cross hostages at 5 a.m. Eastern Time (noon in Gaza) on Monday.
CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP
The hostages will be transported in six to eight vehicles under the supervision of the Red Cross and handed over to Israeli forces inside Gaza. They will then be driven to southern Israel to reunite with their loved ones.
Fox News Digital has contacted the Israeli government for comment.
